Closeness (album) explained

Closeness
Type:	Album
Artist:	Charlie Haden
Cover:	Closeness (album).jpg
Released:	1976
Recorded:	January 26 and March 18 & 21, 1976
Studio:	Generation Sound Studios, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	39:08
Label:	Horizon
Producer:	Ed Michel
Chronology:	Charlie Haden
Prev Title:	Liberation Music Orchestra
Prev Year:	1970
Next Title:	The Golden Number
Next Year:	1977

Closeness is an album of four duets by bassist Charlie Haden recorded in 1976 and released on the Horizon label.^[1] Haden’s duet partners are pianist Keith Jarrett, alto saxophonist Ornette Coleman, harpist Alice Coltrane and drummer Paul Motian.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Recommended, particularly due to the Ornette and Jarrett collaborations".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Charlie Haden

1. "Ellen David" - 9:11
2. "O.C." - 9:31
3. "For Turiya" - 12:26
4. "For a Free Portugal" - 7:55

• Recorded at Kendun Recorders in Burbank, California on January 26, 1976 (track 3) and at Generation Sound in New York City on March 18 (track 1) and March 21 (tracks 2 & 4), 1976

Personnel

• Charlie Haden - bass
• Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone (track 2)
• Keith Jarrett - piano (track 1)
• Alice Coltrane - harp (track 3)
• Paul Motian - percussion (track 4)

Notes and References

1. http://www.discogs.com/Charlie-Haden-Closeness/release/1654091 Discogs album entry
2. Yanow, S.Allmusic Review accessed November 30, 2011